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Booklog 2008: Books 15-18 of 50: Sacrifice, Gregory, Kushiel, & Barrowman
15. Titile:City of Sacrifice
Author: David Carrasco
Pages:222
Date Finished: 17.III.2008
Thoughts: Had to read a few chapters for class - ended up reading the entire book and wondering if maybe I should become an archeologist. Really, I get interested in things too easily. But it's good in how it raises the issue of human sacrifice (although it helps to have Carrasco's lecture to go with it). ;)
16. Titile:The Life of Moses
Author: Gregory of Nyssa
Pages:132
Date Finished: 18.III.2008
Thoughts: Had to reread this for my midterm for 'Selfhood and the Christian Mystical Tradition'. If you're a fan of moses & biblical theology, check it out. For me, there's too much asceticism and stoicism in it because he declares all passion to be evil and that's something I can no longer wrap my brain around as acceptable for myself. (Even though I was once a fan of it).
17. Titile:Kushiel's Scion
Author: Jacqueline Carey
Pages: 753
Date Finished: 26.III.2008
Thoughts: Reading this I remembered why I love loosing myself in this world. The whole series is set in a historical fiction/fantasy world where sexuality is an open part of religion - something that my brain considers a wet dream. That's what keeps me from a lot of things in life - because spirituality and sexuality are both huge forces in my life and it's hard to choose between them and hard to reconcile them both. Anyways, back to Kushiel. This book follows Imriel, a black haired, blue eyed boy finding his place in this world. There's never a dull moment and it's one of those books that I can pull an all-nighter for. (Though I was good and didn't). Even better, you don't need to read the first three books of Kushiel's Legacy to read this one - there's enough of a recap within Kushiel's Scion so that you're not lost, but not enough to be repetitive. It was better than I expected in a way, which is always a pleasant surprise when reading fiction.
18. Titile:Anything Goes: The Autobiography
Author: John Barrowman with Carole E. Barrowman
Pages:256
Date Finished: 27.III.2008
Got this for my birthday from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bad_influence and I can't thank her enough. I'd already gotten the abridged audiobook version off itunes, which made me want to buy the book - now that's something. Barrowman narrates the audiobook, and you realize when you read the book that it's written entirely in his voice. It's like a chat at a pub or on a couch with a good friend - and anybody letting you into their life like that is just nice. I had fannish reasons for knowning this (without realizing that the book contains some great photos), but honestly, the style is great. It's filled with coming of age moments and moments of self-discovery. When listening to to the audiobook, I laughed out loud and cried (always interesting when walking to classe), and I laughed and gaped and teared up when reading the book. It's like discovering the hidden catacombs of an old church in Rome - all the sudden, you just want to stay there forever and never leave. The book increased my appreciation for him as an actor, activist and all over guy. It's something I'd highly recommend for any fan of Torchwood or Doctor Who or just for anyone who's ever been associated with theater - because it brought back some really great memories of that.
Next on the list: Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey
Author: David Carrasco
Pages:222
Date Finished: 17.III.2008
Thoughts: Had to read a few chapters for class - ended up reading the entire book and wondering if maybe I should become an archeologist. Really, I get interested in things too easily. But it's good in how it raises the issue of human sacrifice (although it helps to have Carrasco's lecture to go with it). ;)
16. Titile:The Life of Moses
Author: Gregory of Nyssa
Pages:132
Date Finished: 18.III.2008
Thoughts: Had to reread this for my midterm for 'Selfhood and the Christian Mystical Tradition'. If you're a fan of moses & biblical theology, check it out. For me, there's too much asceticism and stoicism in it because he declares all passion to be evil and that's something I can no longer wrap my brain around as acceptable for myself. (Even though I was once a fan of it).
17. Titile:Kushiel's Scion
Author: Jacqueline Carey
Pages: 753
Date Finished: 26.III.2008
Thoughts: Reading this I remembered why I love loosing myself in this world. The whole series is set in a historical fiction/fantasy world where sexuality is an open part of religion - something that my brain considers a wet dream. That's what keeps me from a lot of things in life - because spirituality and sexuality are both huge forces in my life and it's hard to choose between them and hard to reconcile them both. Anyways, back to Kushiel. This book follows Imriel, a black haired, blue eyed boy finding his place in this world. There's never a dull moment and it's one of those books that I can pull an all-nighter for. (Though I was good and didn't). Even better, you don't need to read the first three books of Kushiel's Legacy to read this one - there's enough of a recap within Kushiel's Scion so that you're not lost, but not enough to be repetitive. It was better than I expected in a way, which is always a pleasant surprise when reading fiction.
18. Titile:Anything Goes: The Autobiography
Author: John Barrowman with Carole E. Barrowman
Pages:256
Date Finished: 27.III.2008
Got this for my birthday from
bad_influence and I can't thank her enough. I'd already gotten the abridged audiobook version off itunes, which made me want to buy the book - now that's something. Barrowman narrates the audiobook, and you realize when you read the book that it's written entirely in his voice. It's like a chat at a pub or on a couch with a good friend - and anybody letting you into their life like that is just nice. I had fannish reasons for knowning this (without realizing that the book contains some great photos), but honestly, the style is great. It's filled with coming of age moments and moments of self-discovery. When listening to to the audiobook, I laughed out loud and cried (always interesting when walking to classe), and I laughed and gaped and teared up when reading the book. It's like discovering the hidden catacombs of an old church in Rome - all the sudden, you just want to stay there forever and never leave. The book increased my appreciation for him as an actor, activist and all over guy. It's something I'd highly recommend for any fan of Torchwood or Doctor Who or just for anyone who's ever been associated with theater - because it brought back some really great memories of that. Next on the list: Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey